Journal article
Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Surgical and Traumatic Scars: A Systematic Review of their Development, Content, and Psychometric Validation
Abstract
BackgroundPatient-reported outcomes (PROs) are of growing importance in research and clinical care and may be used as primary outcomes or as compliments to traditional surgical outcomes. In assessing the impact of surgical and traumatic scars, PROs are often the most meaningful. To assess outcomes from the patient perspective, rigorously developed and validated PRO instruments are essential.MethodsThe authors conducted a systematic literature …
Authors
Mundy LR; Miller HC; Klassen AF; Cano SJ; Pusic AL
Journal
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 792–800
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
10 2016
DOI
10.1007/s00266-016-0642-9
ISSN
0364-216X